Doctoring The Numbers

Jeter, Vlad and...Valerio?

Despite 25 World Championships, the New York Yankees have usually gotten by
with mediocre shortstops. Phil Rizzuto is in the Hall of Fame, but
only partly on merit, and he was the Yankees' only great shortstop.

Until now.

Derek Jeter's power is his weak link in comparison to the other
members of the Trinity, but in the Yankee pantheon of shortstops, he sits
atop the throne:

Bucky Dent ranks eighth with 27 home runs. Maybe Red Sox fans should have
seen it coming.

Vlad Never Fails to Impale

Vladimir Guerrero is doing his best to make the case that he's the
greatest player in baseball right now, hitting .488 with five homers so
far--and no strikeouts. While 58 players had more home runs than strikeouts
in a season during the 1900s, only one (George Brett in 1980) has done it
since 1958.

The players with the greatest difference between home runs and strikeouts
in a season:

Valerio de los Santos is tied for the major-league lead with six
home runs allowed, despite throwing just 10 1/3 innings. The fewest innings
pitched by the major-league leader in the live ball era (in a non-shortened
season):